Acting Digitally: The EU Rewrites Its Internet Rules
Last week the European Commission put forward two sweeping proposals to overhaul the European Union’s rules governing the behavior of large Internet companies: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the …
The German Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Future of Transatlantic Security
Strategic Compass: Guiding EU Security and Defense into the Future The United States is and will continue to be Germany’s most important partner in security and defense. Together we defend …
Europe’s Digital Autonomy and Potentials of a U.S.-German Alignment toward China
Download Publication A concerted response to China’s growing digital power is one of the most critical policy issues requiring U.S.-German coordination during the Biden administration. While approaches to cybersecurity are …
The Albrecht Brothers and the Rise of a Global Retail Behemoth
Few supermarket chains are as ubiquitous or as popular as Aldi with 2,031 stores in the United States and over 11,000 stores worldwide. The store’s founders, the brothers Karl and …
On the Passing of a German Generation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my “Nazi aunt” (actually a great aunt) as I called her. Born a century ago in 1920 in northern Bavaria, Leni was a …
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Jeff Rathke Joins Deutsche Welle to Discuss U.S.-Germany Military Policy
AGI President Jeff Rathke joined Deutsche Welle’s The Day with Phil Gayle last Friday to comment on the National Defense Authorization Act as well as the bipartisan effort from Congress …
Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge-Builder
This week began sadly with the news that Guido Goldman passed away at age 83. Guido was known to so many in the transatlantic community as an institution-builder: at Harvard’s …
Equity at Home and Security Abroad: Transatlantic Economic Cooperation after January 20
For a short period in the mid-1950s, the modernizing politician Pierre Mendès France served as France’s Prime Minister. During his mere nine months in office, PMF, as he was known, …
In Memory of Guido Goldman
Mentor, Model, Motivator Guido Goldman was a mentor, a model, and a motivator for hundreds of people during his long life. I had the privilege of being among that group. …
Support AGI on Giving Tuesday
AGI is proud to participate in this day of giving again this year. What exactly is #GivingTuesday? After a series of specially-labeled shopping days—Black Friday, Cyber Monday—Giving Tuesday has usually …
President Biden: Think Bigger and Broader with Berlin
Is the United States Germany’s strategic rival? Germany is the fourth-largest economy in the world, a leading liberal democratic power, the core state in the European Union, an active NATO ally, and …
Jeff Rathke on Obama’s Views of Relationships with Key EU Partners
AGI President Jeff Rathke joined Deutsche Welle’s The Day with Brent Goff to discuss excerpts from President Barack Obama’s recently published memoir, in which Obama discusses the United States’ as …
